Pocket pencil holder



May 18 1926. 1,585,235

D. F. CURTIN POCKET PENCIL HOLDER Filed Jan. 22, 1925 mln-1 r/lnfunn:a1'111.111.111'11'11'11111ln ,-,llll/ Yvulllllllllllllllllllllllill u lllllllll Patented ill/ley l, @25

PGGKETI.- REll-IGIL .II-OLDERL Application .1ed .anuary. 22, 1925;Serial .No.-

lliis invention rel described and claimed in, my, Y

M300/.n` l .torr pocket rilliolder July 8,.19243; andrinh l a compacto@vree wherein a pair ol, are aetuater by `enolosed"re nt means-1.

lt'is an object orthisinventiourto provide ll holder siinilar, to that apocket pencil holder Gigi/a spr-iig enclosedy l type adapted;` whendispos r v a.

lpens, pensile end. other arf tion to'eliininate theA ine ini-feniencecaused, poclet 'ternir ng4V 'tion and removal" by an external'spring inthe an obstructioi-i to the in of articles, by substituti' closedspring, thus` malin invention both incre useful appearance.

50 It is an important object or" this invention to provide a simple,improved pencil holder' of Compact Aforin adapted to be cheaply`produced and eliminating the use of extherefor au en- :find nee-.tori inter-nal parts which might cause obstructions to articles whenbeingplireed in a pocket to be held in ple-ee by the in'iprored holder.Other and further inigortfut objects ol the intention 'will be apparentfrom the disclosures in 'the speeiication and the aeeonipanyingldrawings.

rlhe invention (in a preferred forni), is illustrated in the drawingsand hereinafter incre fully described.

On the drawings:

Figure l is a rag1'ii -=ntnrjf elevation of a garment having a pocketprovided with a pocket holder embodyin@` the principles of thisinvention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional viewV l taken on line ll-ll oit Figurel.

Figure 3 is a :front elevaV .embodying this inventi forni removed freinthe pl operation in dotted lines.

l AFigure 4 isY an enlarged lone'itudinal seetion of the device withparts in elevation.

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Figure? is .a troutelevationof aunoditied loi-1n or the device.

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vtion ofthe deviee shown :in A `v improved article, holder.

The ii'nprovedf artieleretainer. and. pocket extender risY ollfsinipleandf inexpensive. construction, veinbraoing,a flatened 'metall sleeve 5,one outer endl 6" of Y which is olosedby the. abfutinentof t'woV flangeson'. said end,'.8251 and strucliolteeth 7; one or more from each flange.Slidably engaged in the open end of sleeve 5 is a inetal bar 8, theouter end of which is provided with teeth or projections 9. A flat,ribbon spring l() is ene0v closed Within the. sleeve, secured at one endby the pin ll, the other end abutting ythe inner end of the metal bar S.The spring 10 acts to normally slide ,the telesooping members 5 and 8outwardly with respect to 95 one another so that the toothed ends ofsaid nienibers will be forced against the side seams of the pocket 2when the device is insorted into the mouth or' the pocket 2 vand theteleseoped nieinbers are released. The 10o spring lO thus acts to holdthe teleseoped ienibers extended to tension t" une mouth of the pocketto hold the pencil 4 and the hook 3 Within the pocket and against thesides of the holder or extender device. The pencil holder thus serves asa ineans for holding articles such as pencils, fountain pens and thelike in proper position Within a pocket between the telescopingVinen'ibers and the tensioned pocket Walls.

In the l'orin of device illustrated in Figures l to 6 inclusive themetal bar 8 has a longitudinal slot 12 through which extends lugs 13turned up 'from the end of the sleeve 5 to limit the expansion of thetwo telescoping members 5 and 8.

Figures 7, 8 and 9 show a device similar to that shown in Figures 1, to6 inclusive, with the exception that the lugs 13 are replaced by a pin14e secured transversely in the sleeve 5 and passing through the slot 12in the bar 8.

A. second modiiied 'form ot the device is shown in Figures and 11 inwhich the sleeve is slotted instead ot the bar, and the limiting meansis on the bar instead et the sleeve. The sleeve 5 has a slot 15 throughwhich a stop pin or lug 16 turned up from the inner end of the bar 8protrudes.

These modiiications all act in substantially the same way and illustratesome of the different means by which the two telescopic members may beprevented from moving out of coacting engagement by the action ot thecontrol spring 10.

I am aware that many changes may be made, and numerous details ofconstruction may be varied through a Wide range without departing fromthe principles of this invention, andy I therefore do not purposelimiting the patent granted hereon, otherwise than necessitated by theprior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. A pocket pencil holder comprising a sleeve closed at one end, teethformed on said end, a slotted bar slidably engaged in said sleeve havingteeth on its outer end, an enclosed spring secured near the closed endof said sleeve and contacting the inner end of said bar, and means onsaid sleeve having sliding engagement with said slot for limiting therelative movements of said sleeve and bar.

2. A pocket pencil holder comprising a tubular member closed at one end,teeth formed on the closed end of said member, a solid member' slidablyprojecting into the ,open end et said tubular member, teeth on the outerend or said solid member, an enclosed spring having one end thereofsecured to said tubular member and the other end abutting said solidmember, one of said members having a slot and the other having a lugcooperating therewith t'or limiting the relative movements of saidmembers.

3. A pocket pencil holder comprising a sleeve, abutting iianges closingone end of said sleeve, a tooth on each of said flanges, a bar slidablyengaged in the open `end ot said sleeve and having a slot therein, teethon the outer end of said bar, a spring disposed within said sleeve, oneend ot said spring secured to said sleeve, the other end ot' said springabutting the inner end oi said bar, and lugs turned up from the open endof said sleeve passing through said slot to limit the relative movementof said sleeve and said bar.

1. In a pocket pencil holder of the class described, a pair oftelescoping toothed members, one of said members having a slot therein,means on the other member projecting into said slot to limit therelative movement of said members, and resilient means in one of saidmembers abutting the other of said members for holding said members inextended position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

DAVID FRANCIS CURTIN.

